Field Quality Technician (Rotating Equipment Focus)

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Field Quality Technician (Rotating Equipment) – Quintana, TX




Our client is seeking a Field Quality Technician (Rotating Equipment) to work within their facilities located in Quintana, TX for an initial 1-year contract.


We are seeking a highly skilled Field Quality Technician with a strong background in rotating equipment to support the Quality Department in overseeing maintenance activities at our FLNG facility. This role focuses on the quality and reliability of critical rotating equipment repairs, installations, and maintenance work. The ideal candidate will have hands-on millwright experience and prior involvement in a critical equipment or rotating machinery SME/technologist group. While primarily field-based, the role may include occasional visits to supplier facilities to oversee equipment teardown, inspection, or rebuilding activities.


Job Responsibilities:

• Rotating Equipment Inspections: Conduct inspections and quality checks on critical rotating equipment, including pumps, turbines, compressors, motors, and gearboxes. Validate repair work against engineering and OEM specifications.




• Work Package Review: Review rotating equipment job plans and quality documentation to ensure all QA/QC requirements are accounted for before field execution. Validate vendor documentation and equipment condition reports.




• Teardown & Rebuild Oversight: Provide QA support during teardown and rebuilds, both on-site and occasionally at vendor facilities. Verify fit-ups, tolerances, assembly techniques, torque specs, and use of OEM procedures.




• As-Found and As-Built Documentation: Ensure accurate recording of equipment condition during disassembly and reassembly. Confirm alignment with internal documentation standards and field observations.




• Procedure Adherence: Monitor field execution for compliance with approved procedures, quality standards, and best practices. Support the creation, review, and revision of procedures specific to rotating equipment QA.




• Deficiency Tracking: Identify, document, and support resolution of workmanship issues or deviations from standards. Raise punch items or NCRs as appropriate.




• Cross-Functional Support: Collaborate with Engineering, Maintenance, Planning, and Reliability teams to ensure quality across the rotating equipment lifecycle. Serve as a technical liaison for QA support in the field.




• Continuous Improvement: Provide input for process enhancements and lessons learned related to rotating equipment quality and maintenance execution.

Skills:

• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills to ensure clear documentation and effective coordination across departments.




• Field Work: Able to work in outdoor industrial environments and support activities in active units. Occasional travel to vendor facilities may be required.

Education/Experience:

• HS Diploma/GED




• Experience: 10+ years of experience working with rotating equipment in an industrial environment, including millwright duties such as teardown, inspection, precision alignment, and reassembly.




• Prior support of critical rotating equipment or SME group strongly .




• Technical Knowledge: In-depth understanding of rotating equipment tolerances, fits, seal installations, OEM repair procedures, and alignment techniques. Familiar with ASME, API, and site-specific specifications




• Software Proficiency: Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Bluebeam. Experience with work package or QA tracking systems is a plus.

Certifications:


Required:


 

• NCCER Plus Industrial Millwright or equivalent trade certification

:


 

• API 686 (Recommended Practices for Machinery Installation and Installation Design)




• ISO 18436 (Vibration Analyst Certification  Level I or II)




• Precision Maintenance Training (e.g., balancing, laser alignment, torque certification)




• QA/QC or inspection-related certification (e.g., Level II VT, CWI if applicable).

 



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